The one thing he had not seen, though, was any respect for him as Tianyan Sect Master, or any heartfelt joy at his taking the position.
"The position of Tianyan Sect Master really is a hot potato!"
"All right. You're Tianyan Sect Master now. Don't stoop to the level of those ignorant fools."
Noticing the dissatisfaction on the young man's face, Qin Yezhou stepped in with a smile to smooth things over.
He then selected three Jade Slips from the pile. After carefully reading their contents, his relaxed expression turned serious.
"Sect Master Luo, the powers recorded in these Jade Slips are nowhere near as simple as they appear."
"Please hear me out!"
With that, he handed the three Jade Slips to Luo Yi.
"On the surface, these Three Families seem to have only two or three small fry at the Void Refinement Realm holding down the fort."
"But if I remember correctly, during Tianyan Sect's heyday, all three produced cultivators at Great Vehicle Perfection. I think each may even have produced more than one."
"Over a hundred thousand years have passed. These Vassal Forces may have weakened as Tianyan Sect declined, but they couldn't have fallen so far that only two or three small fry remain in each family."
"So, Sect Master Luo, you must be extremely careful when dealing with these three families."
"Careful?"
As Tianyan Sect Master, he might not be able to decide a Vassal Forces' fate with a single word, but surely he did not need to tread carefully around one?
Puzzled, Luo Yi looked up at him.
"Yes, careful."
"After all, these three families once produced cultivators at Great Vehicle Perfection and enjoyed the protection of Tribulation-Crossing Pseudo-Immortals."
"Yet now only we remain of Tianyan Sect, while the contributions and tribute they owe haven't